Sara Stutz
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Teaching page made 10/2025
All voices:
Harmonies (optional):
High (enters at :58 seconds)
Low (enters at :58 seconds)
Sara writes: This song erupted fully formed on a deserted beach on Santa Catalina Island. We had spent the day kayaking to a beautiful beach to go snorkeling. While I enjoy snorkeling, I’m not that experienced and I don’t feel fully in my element in the ocean when I’m not near shore. My husband was far off in the water and I started to feel panicky and alone. I wanted to calm the heck down before journeying back to the beach and decided to lay still in the water and call up medicine songs as I slowly snorkel-breathed. What a relief! I could hear my song family’s voices and sunk deep into the music. My breathing slowed down, my heart beat slowed down and I slowly swam back to shore.
This anthem is a love song to community singing and the songs and people who are part of it. Truely a growing web of love and care!
This song is easy to lead with a call and echo style. I added some improvised harmonies for fun, but those are completely optional and/or you can make up some of your own. Feel free to share this song far and wide. If you’re enjoying leading it, let me know. I love to know where songs travel!
Lyrics:
When I need you,
I can call you,
through your voice,
your spirit rings.
And your songs they
wrap around me,
I’m not alone
when I hear you sing.
Oh it’s amazing,
what we’re creating.
A growing web of love and care.
It’s deep within you,
it’s deep within me,
Open your heart,
you’ll find it there.
Open your heart,
you’ll find it there.